outnumbering
present participle ofoutnumber
outnumber
verb[T]
uk/ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bər/us/ˌaʊtˈnʌm.bɚ/C1
to begreaterinnumberthan someone or something:
Inourofficethe women outnumber the men three to one.
Surpassing in quality or number
- catch
- catch(someone)up
- compare
- crown
- crush
- dosomethingfor an encoreidiom
- eclipse
- encore
- outcompete
- outdo
- outflank
- outgo
- outman
- push the envelopeidiom
- put/leavesomeonein the shadeidiom
- shade
- shame
- steal a march onsomeoneidiom
- stealsomeone'sthunderidiom
- surpass
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Juxtaposed with the above, and faroutnumberingin frequency such references to the 'real world' outside, are endless stories of the miraculous events surrounding him.
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The proliferation of fingerprint bureaus in every local law enforcement agency had the effect of quicklyoutnumberingacademically trained scientists.
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Despite women substantiallyoutnumberingmen in these settings as a whole, there are approximately equal numbers of married men and married women.
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Imitation spines are nearly twice as abundant as real spines,outnumberingthe latter 58 to 33, and imitation spines are known from the same contexts as real spines.
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Yet they continued to dominate the 50 plus age group throughout the 1980s and early 1990s,outnumberingwomen by a ratio of approximately two to one.
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There is room in a legislative assembly for a few people, notoutnumberingthose whose main qualifications are political, who are able to contribute.
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Archaeological diving is only a small part of diving, with amateursoutnumberingprofessionals.
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I am accustomed to finding the ladiesoutnumberingus by about 10:1.
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I really cannot see why theoutnumberingby more than one should not simply be left out altogether.
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Some stations boast large numbers of contractors, vastlyoutnumberingthe number of service personnel.
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Manufacturers will be tempted to take on extra men to qualify for the refund and premium byoutnumberingtheir office staff.
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They happen to have an altogether phenomenal majority, because we cannot get enough bye-elections to rectify things,outnumberingtheir opponents by about three to one.
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It has been suggested that boards should have a balanced membership with no category of membersoutnumberinganother.
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In my submission, the sentence about applications considerablyoutnumberingthe places available is the crux of the case.
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Hard sell strategies have barter,outnumbering, pressure and rank.
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- announcement
- announcer
- announcing
- annoy
- annoyance
- annoyed
- annoy-frighten-scare-etc-the-hell-out-of
- annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of sb
- annoy-frighten-scare-etc-the-hell-out-of-sb
- annoy, frighten, scare, etc. the hell out of someone
- annoying
- annoyingly
- annoying thing
- annual
- Annual Abstract of Statistics
- annual-abstract-of-statistics
- annual accounts
- annual-accounts
- annual allocation
- annual appraisal
- annual audit
- annual award
- annual banquet
- annual benefit
- annual bill